Diego Velázquez

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Diego Velázquez

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Diego Velázquez © 2023 by Miss Bielsa is licensed under CC BY-ND 4.0

You are going to know a famous painter called Diego Velázquez. First, there is some information you need to know about him and his artwork. Then, you are going to have fun with several interactive activities! Follow the order of the activities please. Enjoy!

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Biography

Artwork

Las Meninas

It is important to pay attention to the information in the biography (click to translate the vocabulary if you don't understand) look at every detail in artwork and in Las Meninas video.

Diego Velázquez (6 June 1599 in Sevilla – August 1660 in Madrid) was a Spanish painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV. Diego Velázquez had a hard life. He got married when he was eighteen. With his wife, he had two daughters. In 1622, Velázquez moved to Madrid and thanks to his father-in-law's connections, he started to paint for the Spanish Royalty. In 1656, he produced perhaps his most acclaimed and famous work, "Las Meninas." Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali considered him a strong influence. Click here for a dictionary.

The paintings of Velázquez are famous for: Click here for a dictionary

• the luminosity.
• lot of details.
• chiaroscuro to create the illusion of volum.
• air perspective

• Sevillian period: La Vieja Friendo Huevos (tenebrism period: dark colours: ochre, brown...)

• Madrid period: El triunfo de Baco (tenebrism period)

• Italian visit: La Fragua del Vulcano ( use of colours, air perspective)

• Last years period: Las Meninas (use perspective, luminositiy)

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FINALMission

LINK THE SENTENCES

Velázquez was

He painted for

Las Meninas is

He moved

his famous painting

the Spanish royalty.

born in Sevilla.

to Madrid.

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• Velázquez was born in Sevilla.
• He moved to Madrid.
• He painted for the Spanish royalty.
• Las Meninas is his famous painting.

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QUIZ HIDDEN IMAGE

Guess the question and find out the image

Question 01

What's the name of this painting?

La señora friendo huevos.

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B

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La vieja friendo huevos.

La señora cocinando.

QUIZ HIDDEN IMAGE

Guess the question and find out the image

Question 02

This is: El triunfo del...

Baco

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B

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Barco

Banco

QUIZ HIDDEN IMAGE

Guess the question and find out the image

Question 03

What's the name of this painting?

La fragua.

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La fragua del vulcano.

El vulcano.

QUIZ HIDDEN IMAGE

Guess the question and find out the image

Question 04

What's the name of this painting?

Las niñas.

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La casa Real.

Las Meninas.

EXAMINE THE IMAGE...

There will be four questions about that

READY?

'Dogs playing poker' by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge

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How many dogs are in the image?

Two

One

There is ONE dog.

Next question

ALRIGHT!

Thereis ONE dog.

Next question

WRONG!

Paintbrush

Which object has the painter in his hand?

Pen

Spray

It's a paintbrush.

Next question

ALRIGHT!

It's a paintbrush.

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WRONG!

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How many people can you see in the painting?

Eleven.

Nine.

Nine

Next question

ALRIGHT!

Nine

Next question

WRONG!

They don't appear in it.

Where are the Queen and the king ?

In the painting

In the mirror

In the mirror.

ALRIGHT!

In the mirror.

WRONG!

START!

MEMORY GAME

Pay attention!

I'm ready!

MEMORY GAME

Memorize the faces and their position 1/3

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Where is...?

Here it is!

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I'm ready!

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Here it is!

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MEMORY GAME

I'm ready!

MEMORY GAME

Memorize the faces and their position 3/3

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Here it is!

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Now it's your time to create!There are lots of 'Las Meninas' versions. Look at Picasso's version below:

What's your version?